Islensk // ornament and lucky charm // Vegvísir (Viking compass)

// ornament and lucky charm // design: Islensk //

• silver metal
• to hang in front of a window, on a wall, under a chandelier...

This symbol protects against getting lost in storms, in the snow and on unknown paths.

Its first known appearance is in the Huld manuscript written by Geir Vigfússon (1813 – 1880) in Akureyri in 1860.

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